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Wastewater Manager's Toolkit
Creating a management plan
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Onsite System Research and Assessment
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Using GIS for evaluation
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Virtual Tour of Demonstration Systems

The University of Rhode Island's New England Onsite Wastewater Training Program has installed over 56 onsite demonstration systems since 1996. Twenty-five of these systems were installed as part of the Block Isalnd Green Hill Pond Demonstration Project. Below, you can veiw specific sites used in this project (either by location or by treatment unit used), including innovative applications of technologies and designs on marginal lots.

Tour Systems by Location

Tour Systems by Treatment Unit

Tour Systems by Drainfield Type

 

 

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